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Mashup Score: 45Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne - 2 year(s) ago
Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.
Source: www.nature.comCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 12
Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues explore why inaccurate narratives about the mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 emerged early in the pandemic and shaped a flawed policy response, with tragic consequences ### Key messages The draft terms of reference for the UK covid-19 inquiry encompass not just what decisions were made but also how and why.1 As Dyani Lewis has argued in Nature , the World…
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Mashup Score: 1Apple drops mask requirements for most of its corporate workers - 2 year(s) ago
‘In light of current circumstances’
Source: The VergeCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 7
Which mask works best? To visualise droplets and aerosols, UNSW researchers used LED lighting system & a high-speed camera, filming people coughing and sneez…
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Mashup Score: 2
With the BA.5 Omicron subvariant spreading, various municipalities like Los Angeles County are considering re-instituting face mask requirements.
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Mashup Score: 283
Objectives To evaluate the potential for long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor community settings and to investigate factors that might influence transmission. Design Rapid systematic review and narrative synthesis. Data sources Medline, Embase, medRxiv, Arxiv, and WHO COVID-19 Research Database for studies published from 27 July 2020 to 19 January 2022; existing relevant…
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A new systematic review on long distance (>2 meters, 6.6 ft) airborne transmission: the importance of adequate ventilation to prevent Covid for indoor venues https://t.co/zk5fqOlsOB @bmj_latest by @daph_duval and colleagues #COVIDisAirborne https://t.co/4r4ifSYLll
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Mashup Score: 78SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Aerosols During a Hospital Ward Outbreak - 2 year(s) ago
This cohort study uses air samplers placed in hospital ward nurses stations and break rooms to detect aerosol-borne SARS-CoV-2 RNA during a nosocomial outbreak.
Source: jamanetwork.comCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 109SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Aerosols During a Hospital Ward Outbreak - 2 year(s) ago
This cohort study uses air samplers placed in hospital ward nurses stations and break rooms to detect aerosol-borne SARS-CoV-2 RNA during a nosocomial outbreak.
Source: jamanetwork.comCategories: Expert Picks, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 537Ventilation Improvement Strategies Among K–12 ... - 2 year(s) ago
This report describes survey results of ventilation strategies reported by U.S. K–12 public schools to help prevent COVID-19 spread.
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Mashup Score: 12CDC Recommends Mask Mandates For Nearly One-Quarter Of California Counties As Summer Covid Surge Builds - 2 year(s) ago
Under current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, 13 of California’s 58 counties moved today into “high” levels of Covid and are supposed to require masks in in…
Source: DeadlineCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
Yes @WHO acknowledged #COVIDIsAirborne by quietly posting it on their web site late at night on December 23, 2021. https://t.co/CcGBbokawh https://t.co/ZXHOr4Hwt0